Disability Insurance Lawsuit Stories

It is true that the majority of social security disability applications are denied following the initial application. Last year more than three million people applied for social security disability benefits and that number is expected to rise each year.A social security disability claimant recently posted a helpful comment discussing his success in obtaining social security disability benefits approval fol...

Forced to hire a disability lawyer to represent him in United States District Court to file an ERISA lawsuit against Prudential Insurance, a Software Design Test Engineer and his attorney allege that the insurer breached its contract, violated the consumer Protection Act, acted in bad faith, and was negligent in denying him ERISA long-term disability benefits.Johnson succumbed to a disabling illness and ce...

A disability attorney recently filed a federal lawsuit against The Ohio National Life Insurance Company. The Plaintiff worked as a Senior Attorney in the Wyeth Pharmaceutical (now Pfizer) Global Business Development Legal Group. Plaintiff purchased a Disability Insurance Policy from Ohio National on May 14, 1999, then purchased another Disability Insurance Policy from Ohio National on September 24, 1999.Th...

Two Plaintiffs filed Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) lawsuits against the Prudential Insurance Company of America in Tennessee and Indiana Federal Court. In both cases it is alleged that Prudential wrongfully denied the claims of both Plaintiffs for long-term disability (LTD) benefits.The Tennessee Prudential CaseThe plaintiff was employed by Panasonic, thereby making her eligible for i...

Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna) was recently sued three times in the Federal District Court of South Carolina by three separate Plaintiffs for short-term and/or long-term disability benefits violations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). In each of the three cases filed by South Carolina disability attorneys, Aetna is accused of illegally denying the Plaintiffs' claims for short-ter...

A Georgia disability attorney recently filed a federal ERISA disability lawsuit against Boston Mutual Insurance Company of America and Disability Reinsurance Management Services (DRMS) to recover long-term disability benefits that were wrongfully withheld.The plaintiff was employed by Green Island Country Club who contracted with Boston Mutual Insurance Company to provide disability benefits to its employe...

An Indiana disability attorney recently filed a federal lawsuit against New York Life. The Plaintiff, by virtue of her employment, was covered by a monthly disability benefit plan with New York Life. When New York Life denied wrongly withheld disability benefit payments, the Plaintiff was forced to file a lawsuit.The Facts of the Case Against New York LifePlaintiff worked as a Rabbi from July 1, 2007 u...

Dr. G, has been battling Provident Accident and Life Insurance Company (acquired by Unum) since his long term disability insurance benefits were denied in 1999. After two jury trials, multiple motions for summary judgment, and an appeal, Dr. G has once again won a verdict granting him lifetime disability benefits. It is likely that Unum will once again appeal the jury verdict and this case will continue for se...

A disability attorney was forced to file a federal ERISA lawsuit against The Prudential Insurance Company of America after his client was wrongfully denied continued long-term disability benefits.The Facts of the Case Against The Prudential Insurance Company Of AmericaPlaintiff was employed by KPMG and was covered under the Long-Term Disability Plan that was provided by Prudential.Plaintiff became ...

Recently, three federal lawsuits were filed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) against the Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston. In all three cases that were filed through the respective plaintiffs' disability attorney, Liberty was alleged to have improperly denied the plaintiffs their claims for disability (LTD) benefits.The First CaseA DirectTV Employee, through an Oklahoma...

A disability attorney recently filed a federal ERISA lawsuit against both UnitedHealth Group Long-Term Disability Benefit Plan (UHG) and Sedgwick Claims Management Services (Sedgwick) after the client was wrongfully denied long term disability benefits.The plaintiff, John Doe, was employed by UnitedHealth Group, Inc., who provided short-term and long-term disability benefit plans to the Plaintiff. By virtu...

Claiming ERISA (Employee Retirement Insurance Security Act) violations, Jacqueline Musgrove and her Kansas disability attorney filed a lawsuit against Prudential Insurance Company of America on July 1, 2011 for her long term disability benefits. As an assembler of electronic automotive parts, Musgrove worked for Standard Motor Products from September 28, 1988 until March 22, 2010. In March 2010, Musgrove was n...

Is there a trend of disability insurance denials taking place at Ohio National? Dell Disability Lawyers recently filed suit in the Federal District Court of Hawaii after our client was denied benefits after more than 10 years of payments. It is not common that a disability claimant is denied benefits after 10 years. In conducting nationwide research about other lawsuits against Ohio National Life, we came acro...

A disability attorney recently filed a federal ERISA lawsuit against New York Life. The Plaintiff was forced to file suit after New York Life repeatedly denied her disability claim.The Facts of the Case Against New York LifePlaintiff suffered injuries that included bulging and herniated disks in her back in January 2004. She was examined and treated until it was determined that surgery was needed, resu...

On July 5, 2011, Annie T. Merion and her disability attorney filed a lawsuit against UNUM Life Insurance Company of America in the United States District of Georgia, Macon Division on a claim for long term disability benefits. As a governmental employee plan for disability benefits, Merion's claim is excluded from being a plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Merion, how...

A disability attorney recently filed a Federal lawsuit in Pennsylvania against Assurant, Inc. (Assurant), Assurant Employee Benefits (AEB), and Union Security Insurance Company (Union).The plaintiff was employed by Nestle Waters North America Holdings, Inc. (Nestle), who contracted with Assurant, AEB, and Union to provide long-term disability benefits to its employees. By virtue of his employment, the plai...

Three different lawsuits were recently filed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) against the Prudential Insurance Company of America in Federal Courts by attorneys in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania for failing to pay disability benefits.The First CaseThe plaintiff through a disability attorney filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court of Kansas. The plaintiff partici...

An employee of Delta Air Lines and his disability attorney recently sued Sedgwick to recover disability benefits under the Delta Family-Care Disability and Survivorship Plan. The employee charged the insurer of illegally denying him his short term and long term disability benefits as provided for in his insurance plan and thus, neglecting to uphold its duties in approving his claim.As a covered member of t...

Three different lawsuits were recently filed by disability lawyers under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) against the Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA) in the Federal Courts of Illinois and Minnesota for improper denial of claims for disability benefits.The First CaseIn the first complaint, the plaintiff through a disability attorney filed a lawsuit in the District Court...

A Michigan disability attorney recently filed a federal ERISA lawsuit in the district court for the Eastern District of Michigan against Prudential Financial Inc. in order to recover short-term and long-term disability benefits that were wrongfully withheld by Prudential and TRW.The Facts of the Case Against Prudential Insurance Company and TRW Automotive Holdings CorporationPlaintiff is 60-years old a...